Sujet
Tunic, 400-200 BC. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Tunic, 400-200 BC. The striking, large-scale figure shown on this tunic has an elaborate, monkey-like tail as well as head appendages that mark the creature as supernatural. This tunic, a relatively rare type, was made not on a loom but rather by working the yarns into loops with a needle. It is made entirely with camelid fiber, which can readily be dyed in a range of vivid colours. The fiber comes from one of the four camels (camelids) native to the Andes Mountains?the alpaca and llama, both domesticated, and the wild guanaco and vicuña. On the coast, it represents a prestige import.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G16_293
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
5,9Mo (994,6Ko) / 11,4cm x 13,0cm / 1341 x 1536 (300dpi)